Administrative court suspends proceedings to resolve preliminary question of jurisdiction under ETAF Article 4.

The Administrative Court suspended the proceedings to resolve a preliminary question regarding the jurisdiction of another tribunal. The Municipality of Santarém argued that the case fell under the exclusive competence of a different court, while the applicant sought a direct ruling. The court decided to stay the process because the existence of a jurisdictional issue meeting the requirements of Article 4 of the ETAF necessitated a ruling by the competent authority before the case could proceed.